[meteorite-list] OT ALERT: Delta 4 launch from VAFB in a little over 2 hours!

From: Paul Harris <paul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 28 01:30:57 2006
Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.2.20060627215902.04833978_at_pop.earthlink.net>

Dear Rob and List,

A big thanks to Rob for the information!

Had clouds here in Redondo Beach so it was not as spectacular as usual but
always worth seeing.

http://www.meteorite-times.com/Delta_4_launch_p1.jpg

Timed this shot just a second or 2 late and then it was lost in the clouds.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Delta_4_launch_p2.jpg

3rd shot through a thinning in the clouds.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Delta_4_launch_p3.jpg

Could barely see firing of 2nd stage, no picture.

Thanks again Rob!

Paul



At 06:04 PM 6/27/2006, Matson, Robert wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>For those who live in the southwest U.S. and aren't already aware of
>it, a Delta 4 Medium+ carrying NRO payload NROL-22 is scheduled to
>launch out of Vandenberg at 8:14pm PDT this evening -- a little over
>2 hours from now. This is the first launch of a Delta 4 out of
>California. Since the payload is going into a Molniya-type orbit,
>the launch direction is to the south-southeast -- perfect for viewing
>from southern California. The launch may also be visible from
>Nevada and Arizona.
>
>The timing is excellent for backlighting of the exhaust plume since
>the sun will set (in SoCal) shortly before launch. Skies will of
>course be darker for those in Arizona and Nevada, so I expect a
>large number of "meteor" and/or "UFO" sightings this evening.
>
>--Rob
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Received on Wed 28 Jun 2006 01:30:52 AM PDT